The Secret of Sin

I have a friend who I work with who has been talking to me about what He believes. He recently read the book The Secret. The book develops the idea of the Law of Attraction. Through constant thought of some desired thing, it becomes manifested in reality. Thoughts become real. All that is needed is belief and no doubt. Sounds pretty great right?

I really could go into why this view is inconsistent (what if two people want the same girl and are both without any doubt? And what if the girl with an equal amount of belief and no doubt does not desire either of them? See.), but that is not what is important to me right now.

From the perspective of a believer in Jesus, knowing that nothing can ultimately satisfy other than God Himself, this view is fundamentally promoting worship of anything other than God.

Think about it? Would you need to depend on God if: Whatever you think of, you get? Wealth, power, sex, etc? 

At the core, “The Secret” is what Genesis 3 has been teaching for roughly 6,000 years; we can find life outside of God. Taking good things that God gives us, and making them ultimate things. Aka, Romans 1:25, worshiping and serving the creature rather than the Creator. Sin. Adam and Eve desired good things! Eve was tempted with good food, a delight to the eyes, and wisdom. All good things, but Adam and Eve broke God’s perfect law because they desired those things more than the good God that created them.

Ever since, Satan has used the same lie over and over: you can be your own God, accountable to no one, and have life... Just like in The Secret.  Unfortunately, this is not true. Whether you like it or not, there is a God who is the author and Lord of everything. And on the DAY, He will either be your loving Father… or your condemning judge; both based on his perfect justice. Choosing to build your identity on anything other than God (like money, power, sex, etc.) is sin, and it is enslaving.

Romans 6:20-21 says, “²⁰For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. ²¹ But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.”

What does sin want? It wants to look like life, but it ultimately leads to death.

What does Jesus want? It looks like death, but it ultimately leads to eternal life that starts now!

Jesus came that we might have life and have it to the full! (John 10:10)

Jesus came so that we might invest in imperishable things rather than perishable! (Luke 12:33

And finally, to take slaves and set them free! “³⁴Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. ³⁵The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever.³⁶So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” (John 8:34-36)

In the end, belief that you are god leads to death. Only by submitting to the living Jesus can you be set free from sin and death. Coming from the God that cannot lie (Hebrews 6:18) and invites all weary people (from trying to find life outside Him) into His rest (Matthew 11:28), every person must respond to this truth. Either by rejecting and living a life of fleeting pleasures, or by repentance that leads to life. I implore you, chose the second. There is no greater choice than to fall into the loving arms of Jesus.